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"Nine autos, loaded to overflowing with small and otherwise passengers, furnished the transportation for the Sunday-school of Calvary church last Saturday, when the annual picnic was held at the Big Trees. Without the slightest exaggeration this is the finest place in the world for a picnic. The marvelous grove and the picturesque river, together with a day which confirmed all the reports of the Santa Cruz climate, showed nature in her most gracious mood. Add to this a bountiful lunch, an ice-cream freezer of unplumbed depths, then watch the smile on the faces of the youngsters."
"The San Lorenzo was not the only thing which ran along the beach, for, after luncheon was thoroughly digested and the burning speed of the runners had been somewhat consumed by games, races were held on the river bank. The stop watch was broken by the first sprint … As an indication that no injuries were sustained, digestive or otherwise, all the picnickers appeared at Sunday-school the following morning."
Source: “Picnic at Big Trees,” Santa Cruz Evening News, June 24, 1918.
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